Becker's Healthcare April 2, 2020
The lack of interoperability among EHRs can be potentially deadly for some senior patients with comorbidities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent op-ed published in MIT Management.
The March 30 op-ed, written by Dartmouth College professor Geoffrey Parker, University of Texas professor Edward Anderson, and Texas e-Health Alliance executive director Nora Belcher, explains that the difficult nature of transferring patient diagnosis and treatment data from incompatible EHR systems for telehealth appointments could have negative effects on older patients.
“This limitation could endanger millions of senior patients with comorbidities, such as diabetes, heart disease, and emphysema, who are particularly at risk of coronavirus because telehealth providers can’t get direct access to their medical data,” the co-authors wrote.
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